Improved cornice for curtains



*fiinittd finite CHARLES WASHINGTON HILL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 91,441,'dated June 15, 1869.

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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part' of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES WASHINGTON HILL, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and" useful Improvement in Gornices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, formin partof this specification, in which drawing-.-

, igure 1 represents a. perspective front View of a cornice constrnctedaccording to my invention.

Figure 2' is. a perspective rear view'of the same,

slightly modified in its construction.

which may either be made of wood, as shown in fig. 1,

or of metal, as shown in'fig. 2.

On this backing is secured the facing B, made of leather or of pasteboard, covered with muslin or paor nature.

' per, and'provided with ornaments of any desired form If the backing A is made of wood, I attach to its ends the flexible corners 0, so that in putting on the cornice over a window, said cornice can be readily adjusted in the-required position, by turning the flexible ends down more or less.

' If the backing of the cornice is made of sheet-metal, as shown in fig. 2, the ends of said backing itself can be turned down, to form corners of any desired height or length, and the cornice can be readily accommodated to windows of different size.

By these means, I am enabled 'to produce a highlyornamented and durable cornice, at a comparatively small expense, and, furthermore, my Eornices can be put up without trouble, since they can be readily aocommodated to a window of any sizes.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A cornice composed of a backing, A, of wood or metal, and of a facing, 13, of leather, muslin, or paper, as shown and described. r

' CHARLES WASHINGTON HILL.

Witnesses W. HAUFF, Emzns'r F. Knszrnnmmnn. 

